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Marcos to visit typhoon-hit Cebu

Published Nov 5, 2025 02:54 pm
Vehicles lie piled up after flooding caused by Typhoon Tino in Cebu City on November 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)
Vehicles lie piled up after flooding caused by Typhoon Tino in Cebu City on November 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)
Malacañang said President Marcos will personally go to Cebu, following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino which has claimed 66 lives and displaced more than 129,000 families.
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos will be going to Cebu, but has yet to disclose when.
"Mayroon po siya, pupunta po siya sa Cebu. At ipagbibigay-alam ko na lang po sa inyo ang pinaka-data at kailan ito gagawin, pero pupunta po siya (He has a scheduled visit, he will be going to Cebu. I will just inform you of the exact details and when it will take place, but yes, he will be going)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
The Palace official stressed that the President "is always ready to help," regardless of their alliances.
"Kahit naman po hindi kaalyado ng Pangulo, kahit anong kulay po niyan, ang Pangulo po ay handang tumulong kahit po kanino basta po kinakailangan ang tulong ng gobyerno, kahit ano po ang kanilang … saan sila kaalyado, tutulong ang Pangulo (Even if they are not allied with the President, regardless of political affiliation, the President is always ready to help anyone who needs the government’s assistance, no matter which group or party they belong to)," Castro said when asked about the President's relationship with Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro.
Castro added that during Marcos' recent visit in Cebu, following the strong earthquake in September, "he was welcomed by the governor, who expressed gratitude for the prompt assistance extended by the President to the city.”

Marcos share the same sentiment as Cebu Gov

The President shares the same sentiment over supposed flood control projects that failed to serve their purpose due to irregularities in their implementation, Castro said.
"Iyan po ang dahilan kung bakit po nagpapaimbestiga ang Pangulong Marcos Jr. dahil nakita niya po iyong epekto, may mga budget na inilaan para dito pero parang hindi gumagana. Kaya mas maganda po na kung siya man po ay nagagalit, iyan din po ang nararamdaman ng Pangulong Marcos Jr. (That is the reason President Marcos Jr. ordered an investigation, because he saw the impact. There were budgets allocated for this, but it seems they are not working. So, if she is angry, that is also what President Marcos Jr. feels)," Castro said when sought for reaction on Baricuatro's statement amid the flooding caused by Typhoon Tino in Cebu.
Baricuatro  has expressed dismay over the typhoon's impact saying "P26 billion of flood control funds for Cebu yet we are flooded to the max."
According to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) website, there were a total of 343 flood control projects in Cebu from 2016 to 2022, while there were a total of 168 anti-flood projects from 2023 to 2025—55 of them are ongoing.
Castro also encouraged Baricuatro to help the government if she has information that could hold accountable those behind the anomalous flood-control projects.
"At kung mayroon po siya pang mga alam, may mga facts, may mga data rin po si Gov. Baricuatro na makakatulong sa ating gobyerno para mapanagot ang dapat mapanagot, iyan po ay welcome (And if Governor Baricuatro has information, facts, or data that could help the government hold accountable those who must be held accountable, that would be very much welcome)," Castro said.
She stressed that it should not only under Marcos' term that these flood control projects should be looked into, citing initial data that there were 343 flood control projects implemented in Cebu from 2016 to 2022—from the 1st to the 7th District, including the city.
"So, dapat din po itong makita dahil kung mayroon pong 343 flood control projects noon pa man, dapat po sana ay gumagana ito (So this should also be reviewed, because if there have been 343 flood control projects since then, they should be working by now)," Castro said.
"So, pagtulung-tulungan po nating mahanap ang dapat na mapanagot sa mga maanomalyang flood control projects (We must work together to identify and hold accountable those responsible for any anomalous flood control projects), she added.

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